| Enjolly |
Okay, so I'm about to start my first Starfinder game, and I have a player who wants to play a Dragonkin Armor Storm soldier. Unfortunately, there are a slew of questions that this pairing raises. I only have access to the CRB and AA1, so hopefully at least some of these are answered elsewhere.
1) How does power armor work for large races? The armor is given its own size category, and the only early-level suit is medium. Are the sizes meant to be an adjustment relative to character size? Can large races not wear power armor until they hit level 10 and can access the Spider Harness? (And don't talk to me about the cargo lifter. I don't hate my players. =P )
2) Flight. The power armor section says that the suit's bulk doesn't count against the character while it's being worn, and the armor size section says that new gear is considered to be tailored for the person buying it. Personally, I think it's a bit of a stretch to picture someone flying around in hundreds of pounds of metal, but the player made a good argument about a tailored suit augmenting his wings the same way it would augment his legs. I'm inclined to allow it, but I want to make sure that I'm not missing some ruling somewhere about flying in heavy/powered armor.
3) Riding. Two players are planning to play a bonded pair, buddy-cop style. At 1 bulk/10 pounds, unless the partner is an Ysoki, I don't see how flying into battle together could work, no matter how cool it would be. I found an old thread that asked about this, but no official answer was available. I'm hoping that this has been addressed?
4) Do Dragonkin even have to be Large? The AA says that terrestrial Dragonkin are 15' long, but that a spacefaring variety exists that's half that size. That's no bigger than a Vesk. Wouldn't that be a medium creature? Are there stats for this breed that I've missed?
I'll probably think of half a hundred other questions, but those are all I can come up with at the moment. Thanks in advance to anyone who is able to help!
-Raiki